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Labour has declared that the upcoming online harms bill represents a "once in a generation opportunity to tackle the dangerous elements of the internet" that must not be wasted by the government. Commenting today, with the government due to…
Labour has slammed the government for the delay in introducing an online harms bill and said the failure by Twitter to remove Grime artist Wiley's account "demonstrates exactly why legislation is needed". After a weekend that saw Grime star…
Tom Watson wants to end “surveillance capitalism” and take back control of our data. Labour’s deputy leader and culture and media spokesman is set to give a wide-ranging speech today that lays out a long list of policies aimed at tackling…
Tom Watson will call for an end to "surveillance capitalism" today as the deputy party leader and Labour spokesman for digital, culture, media and sport outlines fresh policies aimed at tackling the disproportionate power of top tech…
The digital, culture, media and sports select committee’s recent interim report on disinformation and ‘fake news’ should neither shock nor surprise us. For those of you who missed this very important publication, it defines ‘fake news’ as…
Today the government saw off Labour's bid to implement the second part of the Leveson inquiry into press standards. An amendment to the Data Protection Bill, tabled by a cross-party group of MPs and backed by the Labour Party, was narrowly…
Tomorrow, we will finally get to see the Government’s proposals for reform of the BBC. This was a process which began with threats before the General Election, continued afterwards with the appointment of John Whittingdale, and has reached…
Over the next few weeks, for those of us in politics the hard work of another five years in opposition begins in earnest. A new programme of government legislation, a new agenda to shape and respond to, and the little matter of a leadership…
With a Royal Charter on Press Regulation hurtling ever closer, it is wise to note the caveats from Ed Miliband’s conflict with The Daily Mail. We mustn’t abuse events like these to cut back on press freedom. In one of the first interviews…
This week, Labour has stood up for the importance of the arts and creative industries – to individuals, communities and the economy all over the country. On Wednesday, I led the first Commons debate on the arts and creative industries in…
Following today's revelation that Grant Shapps has an alter-ego who sells questionable software and self help guides, Labour MP Steve McCabe has written to the DCLG Permenant Secretary to ask a few questions about Shapps behaviour. You can…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Last night Labour MP Cathy Jamieson should have been elected unopposed to the DCMS Select Committee, replacing the recently deceased David Cairns ahead of today's showdown with Rebekah Brooks and the…
